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September 22, 2025 George “Jim” Allan Hurt, 95, a longtime resident of McKinleyville, California, passed away September 22, ...

Here are two great shows on two different sides of Humboldt Bay for those with disparate tastes looking for some powerful fun. If you want something heavy by means of distortion and high amplitude, ...

Humboldt’s new lighting ordinance shines a light on dark sky preservation Mark Wilson’s home in McKinleyville was surrounded ...

October genuinely feels timeless, as we transition into the darker part of the year, we are frozen in the amber of the perfect light of early fall. It seems appropriate to celebrate such a cool, smoky ...

Humboldt’s new lighting ordinance shines a light on dark sky preservation Mark Wilson’s home in McKinleyville was surrounded by farm fields in the ‘90s, making his backyard a prime spot for stargazing ...

ROOFMAN. Putting aside the fact that the early 2000s has been a nostalgia-trip backdrop (which makes me feel old and sad ...

Elections office has a suddenly busy schedule Just a few months ago, the local election calendar was wide open. But the ...

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The eyes are not here There are no eyes here In this valley of dying stars In this hollow valleyThis broken jaw of our lost kingdoms — From T.S. Eliot’s “The Hollow Men” Jeepers creepers, where’d you ...

Editor: Thank you, North Coast Journal, reporter Kimberly Wear and managing editor Jennifer Fumiko Cahill for featuring local hero Wind Beaver who risked his life to personally bring humanitarian aid ...